Tex. Occupations Code § 504.151
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 504.151, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 504.151. LICENSE REQUIRED; USE OF TITLE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not engage in the practice of chemical dependency counseling unless the person is licensed as a chemical dependency counselor under this chapter.
(b) A person, other than a person licensed under this chapter or exempt from the application of this chapter, may not use:
(1) the term "chemical dependency counselor" or any combination, variation, or abbreviation of that term as a professional, business, or commercial identification, name, title, or representation; or
(2) any letter, abbreviation, work symbol, slogan, sign, or any combination or variation likely to create the impression that the person is authorized to practice chemical dependency counseling or is a licensed chemical dependency counselor.
(c) Unless a person is engaged in the practice of chemical dependency counseling in accordance with this chapter, the person may not:
(1) hold the person out to the public as engaged in the practice of chemical dependency counseling;
(2) offer chemical dependency counseling services, including offering those services under an assumed, trade, business, professional, partnership, or corporate name or title; or
(3) use the term "licensed chemical dependency counselor," the abbreviation "LCDC," or any combination or variation of that term or abbreviation in connection with the person's practice.
(b) A person, other than a person licensed under this chapter or exempt from the application of this chapter, may not use:
(1) the term "chemical dependency counselor" or any combination, variation, or abbreviation of that term as a professional, business, or commercial identification, name, title, or representation; or
(2) any letter, abbreviation, work symbol, slogan, sign, or any combination or variation likely to create the impression that the person is authorized to practice chemical dependency counseling or is a licensed chemical dependency counselor.
(c) Unless a person is engaged in the practice of chemical dependency counseling in accordance with this chapter, the person may not:
(1) hold the person out to the public as engaged in the practice of chemical dependency counseling;
(2) offer chemical dependency counseling services, including offering those services under an assumed, trade, business, professional, partnership, or corporate name or title; or
(3) use the term "licensed chemical dependency counselor," the abbreviation "LCDC," or any combination or variation of that term or abbreviation in connection with the person's practice.
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